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I am ready for Danica weekend, baby! She loves Vegas. She tears up thinking about Dan Wheldon at Vegas. She has a bright green car that spins so you can see it from the stands. It's going to be incredible. I cannot wait to see her in victory lane! Go #10 Go!!!!

I'm digging all the practice sessions on Speed! They started at the perfect time for me. I feel the booth does a much better job during practice then the race! Didnt watch last weeks race as I was there but ready for Sunday

I looked at the page today and thought,Gee,a Danica photo(again). Interesting considering i have read many a spirited discussion here about "disproportional coverage" of all drivers involved. Luckily she has plenty of photos to choose from so a repeat in the next 30 odd weeks is unlikely. But anyway, back to the action on the track

@Sophia run, run , as far away from the new Trackside as you can. You will find the rest of us hiding out at the local walk-in clinic trying to get our eyes to stop burning from seeing what this show has become.

Danica mania kind of feeds on iteself. This blog is a case in point. It puts up a big Danica photo to make a point about how the television media is Danica-saturated (a great point)... but the irony is that it instead feeds the Danica mania by becoming one more Nascar outlet where you click and see her first. Either way, she is the center of attention and conversation. And laughing all the way to the bank. Tony teaches her how to race, and Dale teaches her how to sell gear. What a team.

Haven't commented for a, (long), while. The comments so far have drawn me out of my "cave".

I didn't see the subtleness in the photo until it was pointed out. I had just ignored it to read the post. However, now that I understand the intent, I like the purpose of it.

What has caught my attention here is the intensity of the comments. Many Planeteers seem to to be taking all this personally. Of course, that is one thing that makes this blog fun to read. I am really looking forward to the comments after the Knaus/Johnson appeal ruling. I expect it will receive extensive TV coverage, so something will probably end up being posted about it here.

I hope BSPN does a better job of showing the race today. Vegas can put on a good race, even without the Drama Queen.

I love the new trackside. Half an hour is just right. Get to know a littl more about one driver on each weekend show and have some fun doing it. To each his own I guess. I see John that some of the negativity that is creeping in to your blog is even being aimed at you, namely your DP picture.

To try to paint a person as being negative when they are just expressing how they feel on one topic is maybe a little off-base.

sbtf,

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JD has a lot more patience then I have. I'm no fan of Danica's, but I didn't react one way or another at her pic. This weekend is her best shot this season to do well. Vegas is a mile wide oval where all you have to do in a good car is to stab it and steer. PIR was more of a drivers track and she finnished 3 laps down. I tried to listen to Friday's TV coverage, but couldn't do it.....The same old nonsense from DW, Larry and Mike. They repeat the same war stories, trivia and silliness every week and year after year. They'll always comment on Carl Edward's white gloves and of course, when we get back to the old tracks, we'll hear Mike Joy tell us for the hundreth time about the shape of the track dictated by someone's minnow pond. What Nascar TV needs is some new blood with some new perspectives and technical/driving experience that doesn't go back 35 years. I'd give Evernham, Craven, LaJoie and others a chance. It would be like a breath of fresh air compared to the gang on TV now.

Sorry John, but I offer my opinion and I am offbase? You post a Danica picture to highlight your blog for today and some say you are on the Danica bandwagon when in fact it is just a simple example of how she is a big part of this weekend and will be for a while to come whenever she is on the race ticket. That is not offbase?

sorry JD I missed your point with the pic of danica - i didn't recognize the back of stewart's head and i doubt that little miss can't be wrong looks to anyone but herself & whoever is holding the bag of cash for guidance.

sounds like espn will be busy w b-ball tourney's, too, so while this may be dp's track to shine, will nascar fans get to see the race?